AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoImmigration and campus research: University of Maryland pharmacy instructor Berhanu Kibret was detained by ICE at Dallas-Fort Worth despite valid work authorization, raising fresh questions about how immigration enforcement intersects with university research work. Student learning support: Texas Talking Book Program is urging families to use its free audiobook library for students with dyslexia, offering lifetime access via the BARD app or mailed devices. Research funding and infrastructure: NSF will invest $50M to launch two Materials Innovation Platforms (Texas and Wisconsin), giving researchers new equipment access and AI-enabled experimentation. Health and early detection: McGill researchers report a new heart-disease risk prediction model for women using pregnancy-related factors, while a Swedish trial suggests cortisone eye drops may reduce severe retinopathy of prematurity in extremely premature babies. AI, education, and policy: A new complaint alleges the University of Hawaiʻi improperly withheld records about whether climate activists influence climate lawsuits, and a separate report highlights how early social media use can harm school performance. Marine and climate science: UH researchers are using drones to deploy suction-cup tags on humpback whales, and UMD-linked work points to a 50% blue crab decline since 2010, with early-life survival suspected as a key driver.
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